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Spring Cleaning The spring season is over; all of the boats are on the racks and the athletes are gone. It is time to lock up the boathouse until the summer, fall or next spring program begins. NOT SO FAST! Now is the time to check your boats, launches and the boathouse. We all know that maintenance work is not done during the season; there is never enough time or energy. Take the time now to get these tasks do... USRowing Announces New Safety Recommendations (6/28/07) Two years ago, one of our USRowing member clubs lost a young coach due to drowning. He was overseeing a practice of young rowers in good weather, during the summer season. He was not wearing a lifejacket when he went into the river. The story of John Steve Catilo is now posted to the USRowing Web site as a reminder to all of us who step into a launch that there are real risks associate... MORE >> Heel Ties: Who Needs Them? When I first rowed in a sweep boat, archeological layers of duct tape were wrapped round and round the shabby, shredded shoes in the worn-out sectional eight (more tape than shoe). The frayed string pretended to be heel ties (when they were on). Now that I know better, I should have panicked. It was not until my first race (with referees checking heel ties, pre-launch) that I learned how heel tie... MORE >> Safety Contents: USRowing Safety Poster Text   Pre-Practice Safety Checklist   Safety Information Links   Safety Introduction   Safety Features   USRowing Safety Bulletin   FISA Safety Guidelines   Personal Flotation Device Safety Purchasing Program   Boathouse Doc   Additional Links 2 Wall Street, Princeton NJ 08540 | Fax: (609) 924-1578 Site designed/developed by Pathway Productions